The Indianapolis journal., 1887-09-14
Items from the Courts.

FINED FOR ILLEGALLY SELLING BEER.
The entire day was occupied in the Criminal
Court yesterday, with the trial of Adolph Loch-
ovltz charged with selling beer July T. The
jury, after few minutes of elaboration,
brought in verdict of guilty, and assessed
fine OF 500 and costs.
SUING HIS AssAILANT FOR DAMAGES.
George Gaisford has brought suit against
August Schmidt, for 81, 900 damages for injuries
alleged to have been received In a fight last
Saturday night The two men had dispute
over a trivial matter. Gasford alleges that
Schmidt. without proyocution. knocked him
down. The two men are well-to-do citizens Of
the South Side.
AL KERR AGAIN ESCAPES CONVICTION.
With hopes of convicting AL Kerr, the police
yesterday morning changed the charge against
him from associating with thieves to being
known thief, but he was acquitted for want Of
evidence. During the last year he has been
charged with not less than a dozen crimes, but
in each case he brought into court witnesses
that testified that his character was not bad.
CIRCUMSTANCES INDICATED her GUILT.
Martha Jameson the colored woman charged
with finding S204 lost by Mrs Mary Fenton, on
Noble street, and appropristing the money to
her own use, had her preliminary examination
before the Mayor yesterday afternoon. and
while there positive evidence that she
found the money. the circumstances pointed to
MONEY FOR AN INSANE WOMAN.
Mrs. Sophia Ebert a patient at the Insane
Hospital, was formally declared insane by the
Circuit court yesterday, and DIR. W. B. Fletcher
was appointed her guardian. The woman had
an only son who recently died in the regular
army, leaving large sum of money. As his
mother was inssre, the money would have
verted to the government, unless guardian
appointed for her to become the custodian
of the funds
WANT THEIR MARITAL BONDS BROKEN.
August Richter has asked the Superior Court
to grant him divorce from his wife, Lena
Richter, TO whom he was married in this city
several years ago. He thinks they would each
enjoy life more If the marital bonds were bro
ken. He is cripple. He says his wife has
neglected him, and often treated him with
great cruelty Mary Vile desires divorce
frora her husband, Samuel Vile. because ha
abandoned her three years ago. and has since
refused to make provision for her support
They were married In 1877.
INDICTED BY THE GRAND JURY.
The grand jury made another partial report
last evening, returning the following indict-
ments: James H. Cain and James Williams
charged with receiving stolen goods; Henry
Kessincer, grand larceny; and Edward Robbins,
entering house to commit felony. The jury
will finish this terms work Thursday. Be-
tween and then the several shooting and
cutting cases of a week ago will be investigated
The jury was furnished the names of quite
mum Der of witnesses against law-breaking
loonkeepers, but so far indictments for vio-
lating the liquor law have been returned.
THEY ESCAPED FROM THE 'cooP.a
When the case against Al and Calvin Luther,
charged with stealing lumber from the fair
grounds with which to build beer-stand. were
called before the Mayor yesterday morning, the
defendants asked a continuance until Friday,
which was granted. The prisoners were put
back in the coop to await transportation to
the JAIL after the remainder of the docket had
been disposed of. When all the cases had been
heard Sergeant Mckinney left the courtroom and
coop" for q few minutes. During his absence
the Luthers climbed over the top of the coop"
and made their escape through the west
trance of the courthouse. When the sergeant
discovered their absence he Immediately went to
the home of the young men near the exposition
grounds. and found Calvin eating dinner with
his family. He was returned to jail but Al is
still at large. After his rearrest Calvin said he
had only gone out to look up bondsmap, and
int ended to return afterwards.